Comments on: New insights on that private (crewed?) Mars mission

By: Private Mars Mission in 2018? | Independent News Hub

Private Mars Mission in 2018? | Independent News Hub — Fri, 10 May 2013 02:07:46 +0000

[…] rocket â€” that is currently in development â€” should fit the bill quite nicely. According to a NewSpace Journal report based on an Inspiration Mars paper detailing the proposed mission, a modified SpaceX Dragon capsule […]

By: Millionaire wants to send humans to Mars (and back) in 2018 | Independent News Hub

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:06:36 +0000

[…] NewSpace Journal, via SciAm […]

By: pioneer10

pioneer10 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:39:47 +0000

I wish Tito would consider a Venus flyby instead- it could be done anytime Venus and Mars align (every two years or so)-the return trajectory swings within 10 million miles of Mars orbit allowing a good view of it if the mission is timed accordingly. The mission time is the best part-it would only be 360-400 days long, reducing both risk and expense of the trip.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:45:47 +0000

A little snippet…

During SpaceX’s President Gwynne Shotwell’s pre-flight briefing for todayâ€™s Falcon 9 launch of a Dragon freighter to the International Space Station.

Additional information of note emerged

SpaceX is not partnered with Inspiration Mars for a human trip to the Red Planet, but if Dennis Tito gets the money he needs, â€œIâ€™d be happy to have him as a customer.â€

… We all thought as much.

By: Aresia

Aresia — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:10:00 +0000

If you were sceptical that was because you had been brainwashed by decades of “No Can Do” propaganda from NASA (should be renamed NADA). Yep they were the ones who told us it would take $40 billion minimum to reach Mars.

By: Aresia

Aresia — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:31:03 +0000

Yes, the individuals need to be tied into the project as well so most of their personal sponsorship income gets back into the project. They will become super-rich as a result of this mission. I think if they retained 20% of the income during the mission period that would be fair. They would continue to earn money off the back of the mission to the end of their lives.

By: Aresia

Aresia — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:28:05 +0000

Indeed. One wonders whether that’s somewhere lurking in Tito’s mind…but from the current state of knowledge on conception in space, I wouldn’t recommend an attempt before maybe the last 24 hours of the voyage.

By: Josef

Josef — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:39:06 +0000

I had a funny idea: It would be unbelievable if during the voyage a baby is beget and born. It would make the long trip “diverting”…

By: Scott Bass

Scott Bass — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:20:17 +0000

I thought about once the crew is chosen they will likely become instant heroes and role models…. They can also be sponsored for endorsements just like any sports figure, NASCAR driver etc, it will be interesting and they will have to choose very wisely and probably should have a backup crew to train simultaneously. Also just want to note that I feel a little duped by the WallStreet Journal…. It has been stated many times today that no negotiations have taken place with SpaceX…. Feel bad passing that info along so forcefully

By: Aresia

Aresia — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:36:35 +0000

Well, I am sure we all wish it was a landing but I didn’t realise they were going to be so close: 100 miles. Fantastic! I think that will really help build the mood back on the home planet for a real landing.

It’s a rather damning indictment of NASA of course, sadly. They’ve had 50 years. You can now get there and back for one billion. Their budget is something like 25 billion a year.

This project has received a lot of publicity worldwide – the sort of publicity sponsors die for. Probably the next step should be to put out tenders for sponsors in various sectors e.g. soft drinks, beer, vodka, automobiles and also for TV/film rights etc This would be for 5 year contracts. I think these would be of great interest to a range of firms.